Re: psql: FATAL 1: IDENT authentication failed for user error

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Hi,

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Kumar wrote:

> I have installed Linux Fedore and wanted to work with the default installed postgres 7.3.4 database.
> 
> I could able to create to create user, but while try to connect, I got the following error message
> psql: FATAL 1: IDENT authentication failed for user 
> 
> My pg_hba.conf file looks like below
> 
> # TYPE  DATABASE    USER        IP-ADDRESS        IP-MASK           METHOD
> 
> local   all         all                                             trust
> host all     all  192.168.2.0   255.255.255.0     trust 

Are you sure that you've commented (or maybe deleted) the "ident" line? 
AFAIR, if there is a line about ident auth before the lines that you've 
pasted, PostgreSQL will take care of that line and will try ident auth.

Also, a reload is required after a change in pg_hba.conf.

Regards,
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Devrim GUNDUZ           
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